Reading Standards for Informational- 5.RI

5.RI.1

Key Ideas and Details
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
I can:

• Explain the main ideas (either explicit or inferred) of a text
• Summarize a text
• Understand and explain what is directly stated in a text by citing specific details and examples
• Explain inferences, conclusions, and generalizations by citing appropriate details and examples from a text
• Determine when it’s best to paraphrase or quote directly when responding to questions about a text
• Note evidence produced by an author, make a judgement about the evidence and explain why the evidence provided is weak or strong
• Use evidence from the text to support your opinions about the text
• Distinguish between fact and opinion and between important facts and unimportant details

5.RI.2
Key Ideas and Details
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key detail; summarize the text.
I can:

• Connect inferred and/or explicitly stated ideas from across texts to determine two or more main ideas
• Summarize and informational text both orally and in writing
• Summarize a text in order to find the main idea and supporting information
• Connect details or information and explain how they develop one or more main ideas

5.RI.3
Key Ideas and Details
Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific or technical text based on specific information in the text.
I can:

• Connect and explain the different types of relationships in a text
• Understand the use of text features and organizational structures in a text
• Use information and language from a  text to explain the connections between or among events, ideas, or concepts in a text
• Determine the reasons for interactions between elements of a text (is one thing meant to show contrast to the other, complement it, explain it?)

5.RI.4
Key Ideas and Details
Determine the meaning of of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
I can:

• Use context clues to figure out the meaning of an unknown word in a text
• Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots to find the meaning of a word
• Consult reference materials to find the pronunciation of a word to clarify its meaning
• Understand and explain the difference between denotation and connotation of a specific word

5.RI.5
Key Ideas and Details
Compare and contrast the overall structure (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
I can:

• Understand and explain text features in order to compare and contrast the text structure of two or more texts
• Determine how a text is organized
• Explain where the organization of a text changes in a particular passage
• Compare and contrast the organizational structures in two or more texts

5.RI.6
Craft and Structure
Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
I can:

• Compare televised information to magazines, newspapers, and websites, recognizing the differences in presentation among formats
• Recognize bias and learn about strategies that people use to attempt to mislead their readers and viewers
• Explain the relationship between how an event or topic is presented and that can be inferred about the author’s point of view
• Gather evidence from a text in order to compare and contrast two or more accounts of the same event or topic
• Make judgements about sources they find trustworthy

5.RI.7
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
I can:

• Understand the use of different computer programs and how the programs can be used to help with solving problems
• Become a responsible media user, and understand which type of media are reliable.
• Begin to make judgments about sources they find trustworthy
• Understand the relationship between text features and the meaning or purpose of a text

5.RI.8
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which points.
I can:

• Read a wide variety of texts to build background knowledge
• Check multiple sources before arriving at a conclusion on a subject
• Explain the relationship between organizational patterns of a text ( how evidence is organized) and how they contribute to the meaning or purpose of a text

5.RI.9

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

I can:

• Synthesize the main points in several texts on a particular topic
• Synthesize key details in several text on the same topic
• Use evidence from informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research

5.RL.10

Range of Reading and Complexity of Text
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
I can:

• Read a wide variety of texts, including a variety of styles, genres, literary periods, authors, perspectives, and subjects
• Choose texts from multiple genres, cultures, and historical periods
• Demonstrate an understanding of complex, informational texts with diverse content, perspective and time periods